Classics (Sarah Brightman album)

Classics
Compilation album by Sarah Brightman
Released November 20, 2001 (USA)
Genre Classical Crossover
Length 54:24
Label Angel Records
Producer Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology

The Very Best of 1990-2000
(2000)		 Classics
(2001)		 Encore
(2002)

Classics is a compilation album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman. It collects previously released material, such as "Pie Jesu", from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem; "Figlio Perduto", "Lascia ch'io pianga" and "La Luna" from Brightman's previous studio albums, and new recordings of some her classical vocal performances, including "Ave Maria", "Dans La Nuit", "Alhambra" and a solo version of the 1997' hit "Time to Say Goodbye".

Entertainment Weekly, although calling Brightman a "stronger song stylist than a singer", gave the album a grade of B-.[1] Classics was re-released in Europe as Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman in 2006 and features the same cover art, but a different track listing.[2]

Track listing

No. TitleMusic Length
1. "Ave Maria"  Schubert ("Ellens dritter Gesang", Op. 52, No. 6) 3:00
2. "La Wally"  Catalani (La Wally: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana") 4:03
3. "Winter Light"  Eric Kaz/Linda Ronstadt/Zbigniew Antoni Preisner 3:17
4. "Anytime, Anywhere"  Albinoni ("Adagio in G minor") 3:19
5. "Alhambra"  Tárrega ("Recuerdos de la Alhambra”) 4:01
6. "Lascia ch'io pianga"  Handel (Rinaldo, HWV 7) 3:30
7. "Dans la Nuit"  Chopin ("Étude in E, Op. 10/3 CT16") 2:45
8. "Serenade/How Fair This Place"  Rachmaninov ("How Fair This Spot", Op. 21/7) 3:25
9. "O mio babbino caro"  Puccini (Gianni Schicchi) 2:22
10. "La Luna"  Dvořák (Rusalka, Op. 114 B 203) 4:59
11. "Pie Jesu"  Andrew Lloyd Webber (Requiem) 3:44
12. "Figlio Perduto"  Beethoven ("Symphony No. 7, Op. 92) 4:39
13. "Nessun dorma"  Puccini (Turandot) 3:52
14. "Bailero"  Canteloube 3:13
15. "Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (Solo Version)Francesco Sartori/Lucio Quarantotto 4:08
Total length:
 54:24

Singles

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 13
Canada Top Albums[4] 9
U.S. Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums[4] 2
New Zealand Top 50 Albums[3] 13
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 18
U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums[4] 66

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] Gold 20,000x
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Platinum 100,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[8] Platinum 20,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Platinum 300,000[10][11]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] Platinum 15,000^
South Korea (GAON)[13] Platinum 54,018*
Taiwan(RIT)[14] Platinum 50,000
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Bernardo, Melissa Rose. "Music Review: Classics". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 August 2006.
  2. ↑ "Classics". http://josvg.home.xs4all.nl/cits/sb/sb11.html''. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sarah Brightman European chart history". charts.org. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman - Sarah Brightman | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  7. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Music Canada.
  8. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 2002". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 2014.
  9. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  10. ↑ http://www.sarah-brightman.com/htm_news/2.php?ID=51
  11. ↑ "サラ・ブライトマン｜プロフィール". a-m-a.jp. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  13. ↑ "GAON Chart". Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  14. ↑ http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gold-typhoon.com.tw%2Fmusic%2Falbum%2F1966
  15. ↑ "American album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH